Cin.getline() truncates a letter

When I use cin.getline() on the same variable for the second time it truncates the first char, when i type "hello" as the first command, it receives "hello", but when I type it as the second command, it receives only "ello". Why?
Sorry for my bad english :P

It works fine with cin>>variable but why doesnt it work with cin.getline? I like cin.getline, because i can use spaces there.

if you are getting string's
which i hope you are, because
you are posting in c++, you should use


getline( cin, string, '\n' );

where string is your string varaible
and '\n' being newline is your delimiter
these require you include <string> header
of course.


an example

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    string mystring;
    cout << "enter your full name" << endl;
    getline( cin, mystring, '\n' );

    cout << mystring << endl;
    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

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I used <cstdlib>,<iostream>,<cstring>,<windows.h> headers

then you should be posting in C, because you are not
using C++ in term of what C++ has to offer.


and what are you using the header <cstdlib>
for? system("pause"); ?
you shouldnt be doing that either.

you should take it upon yourself to use the advantage of the
language. if C is your langauge then you should take it upon
yourself to post in the right forum.

Where the hell should I know that those are c include files? I just started c++ 2 days ago

exactly, not all of those header are C, but you can usually
account for it being C when you see a C infront of the header
name. anyways my point in all this is post some code next
time. specially if your unsure, because without somethign to look
at people will assume that you want c++ since you posted here.


your next step then would be, post your code, dont go to the c
section and repost this you will just further upset people.

im not trying to be hard on you but when your not helping
its kinda hard to get point across without sounding mean.

i want to help and i will help you when i have somethign to help
you with.

since you said "i started c++ 2 days ago" then it would be best
that you take my post of code udner consideration, test it, apply
it to your problem, if it does what you want then you will have
more information in your coding arsenal.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by ILoveVectors

exactly, not all of those header are C, but you can usually
account for it being C when you see a C infront of the header
name. anyways my point in all this is post some code next
time. specially if your unsure, because without somethign to look
at people will assume that you want c++ since you posted here.

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http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/ansi/hfiles.html

<iostream> is standard C++, and if you wanted to use any functions from the C headers, you would use the ANSI-C++ versions. <cstdlib><cstring> are meant for C++ and valid to use, the .h's being possibly deprecated. <windows.h> is the only choice for C or C++, and has features both C and C++ commonly use, less common in <cstdlib><cstring>, but still has uses.

Its pretty obvious maxorator is using C++ from the first post (using cin), and even more by the second (using iostream, not iostream.h, etc.). Headers without .h's are C++, so yeah I'd say this is a C++ post. It may be possible that hes using c-style strings instead of the string variable, but from my tests it hasnt given me problems either way with cin.getline().

Anyway, although string's are C++ specific, c-style strings arent just for C, so using them in C++ is fine, and I'm only assuming its necessary later when working with ports and buffers.. but thats a just a guess. I don't know that part yet.

maxorator: I've tried c-style strings and string using cin.getline() using the same variable twice and such, but unable to mirror the effects you had, both versions were fine. It sounds like a buffer problems. I agree with ILoveVectors though that you should post the code, its not a lot of code, and itd help solve the problem quickly.. especially since you arent very good at English.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <windows.h>

    #define PORT 3490 // the port client will be connecting to

    #define MAXDATASIZE 100 // max number of bytes we can get at once

using namespace std;
int zoneaddr(){
return 0;
}
int info(){
return 0;
}
int access(){
}
int file(){
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    cout<<"This program is made by MaXoRaToR!\nEnter the correct password:\n";
    char pow[200];
    char now[200];
    int bow=0;
    cin.getline ( pow, 200, '\n' );
    if ( strcmp ( pow, "thepassword" ) == 0 ){
    cout<<"Welcome! To see, what this program offers, use info command.\n";
    while(strcmp ( now, "end" ) != 0){
    if(bow=1){
    }
    cin.getline(now,200,'\n');
    if (strcmp(now,"zone") == 0){
    zoneaddr();
}
else if(strcmp(now,"info") == 0){
    info();
    }
else if(strcmp(now,"access") ==0){
access();
}
else if(strcmp(now,"file") ==0){
file();
}

else if(strcmp(now,"end") != 0 ){
cout<<"Maxorator does not know a command named "<< now <<"\n";
}
if( strcmp ( now, "end" ) == 0 ){
cout<<"Bye-bye!";
Sleep(1000);
}
else{
    cin.get();
}
bow=1;
    }}
    else{
    cout<<"Sorry, wrong password!";
    Sleep(1000);
    }
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

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Now when I enter a command right after logging in, it gets it correctly, after that it doesnt count the first char. Test it... I removed the function content, because they were long and contained only cout and sleep.

Just wondering, are you by any chance using the Microsoft Visual C++ 6 compiler?

There is a getline Template Function Reads Extra Character bug that might be the problem.

I am using Dev-C++ Compiler

So how can I fix that extra character problem?

Oh, sorry about that. Your mistake is quite simple really.

Code:

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if( strcmp ( now, "end" ) == 0 ){
cout<<"Bye-bye!";
Sleep(1000);
}
else{
    cin.get();
}

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Why do you use cin.get()?

Oops!